ive been wanting to do a build on a savage 10fp in .308 for over a year now. i would like to shoot paper out to maybe 500 yds if i feel like it but also want to use it for hunting whitetail and smaller game. all my friends use .22-250, .243 or .270s on whitetail and i use 6.8 spc so im kinda thinking .308 is a little overkill and i could get away with something smaller. any ideas on a better round choice that i could shoot paper from afar and still hunt with? thanks
Hunting & Fishing doing a build, what round should i use?
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Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
+1 on the 260. It's a flat shooter, especially out to 500 yds, and certainly well beyond that also on paper. Mine is a pleasure to shoot. One of my favorite calibers by far. Recoil is nothing, less than the .308. You will not go wrong with something in the 6-6.5mm range (.243-.260). What kind of distances are you looking at taking deer? I personally would opt for at least the 6.5 out to 500 yds on deer sized game. Many a deer has been taken with a .243 though.
+1 on the 260. It's a flat shooter, especially out to 500 yds, and certainly well beyond that also on paper. Mine is a pleasure to shoot. One of my favorite calibers by far. Recoil is nothing, less than the .308. You will not go wrong with something in the 6-6.5mm range (.243-.260). What kind of distances are you looking at taking deer? I personally would opt for at least the 6.5 out to 500 yds on deer sized game. Many a deer has been taken with a .243 though.
Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
Nothing wrong with any of the 308 based rounds. Taken many with 7-08, 260, and 243. Last few years the little 243 pushing 85gr Barnes TSXs has gotten most of the stand time.
Nothing wrong with any of the 308 based rounds. Taken many with 7-08, 260, and 243. Last few years the little 243 pushing 85gr Barnes TSXs has gotten most of the stand time.
Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
260 remington I have it chambered in a model 7. Sweet gun, Short and light. Works well for hunting here. Easy to carry and slip through brush. Flat shooting for long bean field shots.
260 remington I have it chambered in a model 7. Sweet gun, Short and light. Works well for hunting here. Easy to carry and slip through brush. Flat shooting for long bean field shots.
Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
im just concerned about availability and cost of .260
i know i can get .308 pretty much anywhere which is comforting because i dont reload yet
im just concerned about availability and cost of .260
i know i can get .308 pretty much anywhere which is comforting because i dont reload yet
Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
Nothing wrong with a 308. It will work just fine for what you are wanting. I think 22-250 is marginal for white tail-sized game at extended ranges unless you are shooting heavies from a tight twist barrel. Even then, I think there are better calibers. Don't have any experience with the 260, but I hear it's a great caliber. If I didn't want to shoot my 308, then I would give the 260 or 6.5x47 a good long look.
Nothing wrong with a 308. It will work just fine for what you are wanting. I think 22-250 is marginal for white tail-sized game at extended ranges unless you are shooting heavies from a tight twist barrel. Even then, I think there are better calibers. Don't have any experience with the 260, but I hear it's a great caliber. If I didn't want to shoot my 308, then I would give the 260 or 6.5x47 a good long look.
Re: doing a build, what round should i use?
.260 isn't to bad. I shoot 120grn remington accutips. There 35 a box from midway. And several stores carry them locally. I saw earlier HSM is loading Bergers in 260 now. I may try them and see how well the 7 likes them.
.260 isn't to bad. I shoot 120grn remington accutips. There 35 a box from midway. And several stores carry them locally. I saw earlier HSM is loading Bergers in 260 now. I may try them and see how well the 7 likes them.
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